latelenovela Chapter 215: Stop Hiding from Me
Chapter 215: Stop Hiding from Me
As soon as he walked out of the yard and turned a corner, the Fifth Prince's pace suddenly slowed down. He looked around and quietly took a few steps back along the wall.
Just as he stood firm, he felt a pain on his forehead. The Fifth Prince grimaced in pain and almost cried out.
He picked up a small stone on the ground, looked around, and finally saw a figure crawling on the red wall and golden tiles.
That familiar figure and unrestrained smile, who else could it be but Luo Xiyao?
The Fifth Prince was about to speak when he saw Luo Xiyao raise her middle finger to her lips and make a gesture of silence at him.
The fifth prince nodded in understanding, then raised his index finger upwards.
Luo Xiyao rolled her eyes, nodded reluctantly, then jumped up, took a few steps lightly, and landed lightly on the ground.
Then he grabbed the fifth prince by the back of his collar and brought him to the top of the wall with great effort. During the process, he lost his balance and both of them almost fell to the ground.
After finally stabilizing himself, the Fifth Prince leaned over to Luo Xiyao's ear and whispered, "Sister Pingning, why are you here?"
Of course, I'm staying here because I'm afraid Qionghua will suffer any loss.
Although she succumbed to her cousin's oppression, she was also loyal.
If her cousin really did something to Qionghua, she would protect Qionghua even if it offended her cousin.
For example, in the situation just now, if Qionghua hadn't blocked it with her hand, she would have almost rushed in.
But this cannot be said to Xie Xiaowu, because Xie Xiaowu is a loyal supporter of my cousin and now belongs to the enemy.
Luo Xiyao rolled her eyes and said, "You are the reason, and I am the reason."
The Fifth Prince blushed slightly and said, "I'm just curious. It's rare for Third Brother to like a woman. I want to hear what Third Brother has to say to his future Third Sister-in-law."
say what?
Luo Xiyao shook her head and recalled what she had just heard, and curled her lips.
It's simply a bandit theory, so shameless.
And Xie Xiaowu, who hadn't even started dating yet, was already calling his third sister-in-law.
She tutted lightly, looked at Xie Xiaowu with disdain, and said, "Shameless."
Fifth Prince: "..."
Aren't you hiding here and eavesdropping too?
But the Fifth Prince didn't dare to say this, for he was afraid that Luo Xiyao would kick him down.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and asked, "Sister Pingning, Third Brother clearly likes Princess Jialin, why did you lie to me last time?"
Luo Xiyao was stunned. Thinking of how Xie Nanyuan had deceived her and taken his anger out on her before, she suddenly became furious.
She slapped the Fifth Prince on the head and said through gritted teeth, "If you say anything again, get out of here."
Fifth Prince: "..."
He shut his mouth silently.
In the courtyard.
The anger caused the woman's snow-white skin to be slightly flushed, and coupled with her lively expression, she looked somewhat cute.
Xie Nanyuan glanced coldly at the top of the wall, sneered, and didn't care.
The woman's questioning voice lingered in his ears, "Your Highness, was it you who asked the Fifth Prince to go to the Empress and force me to enter the palace on my birthday? How could you do this!"
She said that she had only seen the queen at a banquet in the palace in this life, and the queen didn't even remember her, so how could she suddenly give her two pieces of cloth, forcing her to enter the palace.
It turned out that it was Prince Rui who was behind this.
The Empress wanted to raise the Fifth Prince under her wing, so she was naturally very concerned about him.
As long as the fifth prince mentions her a few more times in front of the queen, the queen will naturally become curious about her.
It just so happened that she was going to the palace to pay a visit on the Emperor's birthday, so he simply rewarded her with two pieces of cloth.
She was fine when she received the reward, so she naturally couldn't claim to be sick in a short period of time, so she had to go to the palace.
Once he entered the palace, Prince Rui would naturally find an opportunity to meet her.
Good, that’s great. You’ve taken each step one by one, and you’ve really planned everything out!
Facing Shen Qionghua's rage, Xie Nanyuan raised his eyebrows, staring at Shen Qionghua with his deep, swirling eyes, and said in a deep voice, "How can I see you if I don't do this?"
As he spoke, he walked towards Shen Qionghua.
"You clearly promised me that you wouldn't feign illness and hide from me, yet you turned around and sent people to monitor me, nailed the doors and windows, and made Madam Shen sleep with you."
"For more than a month, I haven't been able to see you."
"If I don't use some tricks, I don't know when I will be able to see you again."
"It's you who didn't keep your word, yet you come here to blame me? Hmm?"
"Little liar!"
After the last three words were spoken, Xie Nanyuan's bony fingertips pinched Shen Qionghua's cheek fiercely.
Shen Qionghua's courage immediately waned, and she said with some lack of confidence, "You can't do that, though. Did you know that just now in Fengyi Palace, Concubine Zhou almost forced the Queen to punish me?"
Xie Nanyuan snorted coldly, "This king will naturally have people protect you. If Xiaowu can't protect you in Fengyi Palace, then he has grown up in vain."
Shen Qionghua: “…”
Luo Xiyao: “…”
The fifth prince: “…” He felt a little depressed.
When Shen Qionghua thought that it was the Fifth Prince who listened to Xie Nanyuan and advised the Queen, forcing her to come to the palace, her gratitude towards the Fifth Prince in Fengyi Palace just now instantly diminished by more than half.
Speaking of the fifth prince, Shen Qionghua thought of something Luo Xiyao had told her.
She said uncomfortably, "Xiyao said that the Fifth Prince was nearby at Princess Yongle's banquet at the palace. Was that also arranged by you?"
Xie Nanyuan thought about it carefully before remembering what Shen Qionghua was talking about, and nodded lightly.
Shen Qionghua paused, and just as she was about to speak, she heard Xie Nanyuan say, "If you want to thank me, why not pledge your love to me? I don't want to hear those empty words."
Shen Qionghua: “…”
The words that were on the tip of his tongue were immediately swallowed back.
Xie Nanyuan didn't want to play this game of hide-and-seek with Shen Qionghua anymore. He pinched Shen Qionghua's face, looked her straight in the eyes and said, "When we go back today, tear down all those wooden planks in your yard. You are not allowed to hide from me anymore. Do you understand?"
Shen Qionghua said nothing.
"If you continue to hide from me, I will..."
"Just how?"
"I will directly ask my father for an imperial decree to grant you marriage. After you marry me, there will still be time to cultivate your relationship with me."
Shen Qionghua: “…”